Built for modern VFX and animation pipelines, Populous<\/strong><\/em> seamlessly integrates with industry-standard digital content creation tools including Autodesk Maya and SideFX Houdini, enabling artists and technical directors to craft compelling crowd simulations for film, television, and real-time applications.<\/p>\n<\/div>Sorry, your browser doesn't support embedded videos.<\/video><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
<\/span>What Is Populous<\/em><\/strong>?<\/h2><\/h3><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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STORMCROWD FACTORY Populous<\/em><\/strong> is a powerful desktop application designed for generating and simulating sophisticated crowd behaviours at scale.<\/p>\nPopulous<\/strong><\/em> helps artists and technical directors achieve world class crowd simulations and digital background characters demanded by supervisors and clients.<\/p>\nBy using production proven techniques for motion and behavioural simulations, Populous<\/strong><\/em> can deliver to the highest quality tens or even hundreds of thousands of autonomous characters in a scene.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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<\/span>Designed for production<\/h3><\/h3><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
Populous<\/em><\/strong> delivers production-ready crowd solutions through a render-agnostic architecture that outputs standardized data formats, integrating seamlessly into existing pipelines regardless of your rendering backend.Populous<\/strong><\/em> combines maximum interoperability with exceptional efficiency \u2014 allowing artists iterate rapidly while maintaining the control modern VFX demands.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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<\/span><\/h1>\nWhy use Populous?<\/h1><\/h3><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
Populous<\/strong><\/em> is a full motion-driven behavioural animation system built for interoperability, delivering results without requiring a team of TDs or developers.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>
\nAutomatic IK Adjustment<\/strong>Foot Locking & Grounding<\/strong>Motion Editing<\/strong>Animation Graph & Timeline Control<\/strong>Fast Preview & Slapcomps<\/strong>Production Integration<\/strong>DCC Sync<\/strong><\/p>\nSend your Characters, updates, environment and cameras directly from Maya into Populous, without manual exporting.
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<\/span>What we offer<\/h3><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n
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\n\n\nFeature<\/th>\n Populous<\/th>\n Alternatives<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n \n\nLicensing<\/strong><\/td>\nSingle licensing subscription covering all functionality<\/td>\n Complex or expensive licensing<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \nDCC Integration<\/strong><\/td>\nStandalone app with version agnostic plugins & communication<\/td>\n Tied to specific DCC versions<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \nRendering<\/strong><\/td>\n$0<\/p>\nNative USD output \u2013 Sim Once Render Anywhere<\/em><\/td>\nAdditional costly render licenses required<\/p>\nProprietary procedural plugins required<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\nLegacy Asset Migration<\/strong><\/td>\n\nWhite-glove asset conversion included<\/p>\n<\/td>\n
\nManual rebuilding required.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\nIntegration Support<\/strong><\/td>\nDirect consultancy for pipelines, shot planning and bidding.<\/td>\n Relies on internal studio resources<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \nCustom Agent Creation<\/strong><\/td>\nBespoke mocap and agent builds upon request.<\/td>\n Requires dedicated internal rigging\/anim teams<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>
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<\/span>System Requirements<\/h3><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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<\/th> \u00a0<\/th><\/tr><\/thead> Linux x86_64 binaries can be installed via .rpm package on supported platforms (RHEL, Rocky Linux, CentOS etc)For other Linux platforms, an AppImage is also available.<\/p><\/td><\/tr>
Windows 10 and 11 platforms are supported, with an .msi installer \u2013\u00a0 Windows 11 recommended<\/td><\/tr> \u00a0<\/td> \u00a0<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><\/th> Min<\/th> Recommended<\/th><\/tr><\/thead> OpenGL 3.3 core profile or newer4 GB VRAM<\/p>
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4 GB<\/p><\/td>
OpenGL 4.5\/4.68 GB VRAM (12-16 GB preferred for larger crowds)<\/p>
RTX 3060, AMD Radeon RX 7600<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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<\/span>I want to try it!<\/h2><\/h3><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>
STORMCROWD Populous<\/em><\/strong> is currently in Early Access Technical Preview. Please use the following contact form to register<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>
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